Day 1 - Wednesday 25 November 2015

Takua Pa........Heading west across the border with Surat Thani Province at about 4.30pm the route not unexpectedly heads down the mountain. It’s only about 35 km to Takua Pa near the coast. I’ll use this as a stopover at least. Approaching the outskirts of Takua Pa it starts to rain again, this time with some force. The roads get flooded in places and it promises to be a real nightmare if I can’t find accommodation quickly before dark. Well it certainly isn’t easy, Takua Pa is a larger town, we double back and find accommodation called Friends Home. I’m not for being too fussy at this point but this business supports karaoke and has a restaurant but the room is clean and ticks all the usual boxes. When I realise the food here is a bit on the expensive side, I decide to walk out onto the main road and find a restaurant opposite. The food here is reasonable and really more than I need to eat. OK that’s it for my first evening in Phang Nga Province. For some reason I’ve been feeling tired today and a little downbeat this evening. There are times when it goes like this on tour. Your body or should I say my body can only take so much!